Faculty Introductions
Using animation is a great way to introduce faculty to students at the beginning of a course.
They can assist the instructor in creating an online presence, inform the students what to expect for the course, and provide information on where the student should begin within the course shell.
They can assist the instructor in creating an online presence, inform the students what to expect for the course, and provide information on where the student should begin within the course shell.
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Professor Susan Rydell, Psychology DepartmentProfessor Rydell provided a one page narrative, and COL created the animation. Two revisions later, we had a welcome message that is used in several of her courses. To date, two versions have been produced, one for her fully online courses and another for the hybrid sections.
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Professor Alyssa Isaacs, Communications DepartmentProfessor Issacs began with a one page draft welcome message. She recorded the audio during an impromptu faculty consult using Audacity, free online recording software. We uploaded the narrative and built the animation. The process began two weeks prior to the beginning of the semester and went live on time.
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Professor Winston, Psychology DepartmentProfessor Winston converted a fully face-to-face course to a fully online course. She wanted to incorporate a fun welcome message that would be an introduction for the students while providing some information about the course in general.
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Professor Marsha Milgrom, Human Services DepartmentProfessor Milgrom wanted to incorporate a welcome message that would engage the viewer and convey her background in the field. Initially, she forwarded COL a one page narrative and we created the animation. After a series of two revisions, the final copy was uploaded to her course shell and is now copied forward in her Welcome Announcement each semester.
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Professor Eichten, Master of Public and Nonprofit AdministrationProfessor Eichten was looking for an alternative way to communicate some introductory information about his course. He began by writing out a script and recording the narrative in the Center for Online Learning's studio. The narrative was then uploaded into the animation software and a draft version was sent to Professor Eichten for approval. One additional draft was needed to correct slide timing and further define concepts.
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Professor Eichten, Master of Public and Nonprofit AdministrationAfter completing his first animated introduction, Professor Eichten and the Center for Online Learning went on to create a second animated piece for his MPNA 699 course. The goal for this project was to communicate an overview for the course while setting a tone of respectful awareness and and providing some essential housekeeping information for students.
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